Choose the
correct answer!
Text 1 OIL
That
oil has helped’ to shape the world is not an exaggeration. Indeed, the
discovery of oil during the last hundred years has changed a great deal of
things. An oil product called kerosene has replaced firewood in the kitchen of
our cities. Motor vehicles using gasoline or diesel oil have put animal-drawn
carriages into museums. Steamships have lost against motor vehicles. Diesel
locomotives have driven steam locomotives off the rails. :Jet planes using
aviation fuel fly the skies, making remote places reachable in a matter of
hours.
That oil is
indispensable to our everyday lives is not an exaggeration, either. Yet few of
us ever ask how this important liquid is extracted from the earth and changed
into finished products. In the first place, it is not an easy matter to find an
oil reserve. Exploration teams, sent by oil companies, have to go to remote
places, find sometimes have to live under harsh conditions, to explore the
earth or seabed for oil. They study the rock and the soil, and if there
are promising result, the next thing for the oil company to do is to send a
drilling team to the location. Again, this is not a simple matter.
Roads, for examples, have to be built first to transport the men and materials
to the site. What is worse, the first drilling does not always bring about oil.
The drilling team often has to drill up to ten wells before oil is found.
1. Animal-drawn
carriages have been replaced by ...
A. ships
B. vehicles
C. planes
D. motor vehicles
E. motor boats and vessels
2. To find
an oil reserve people have to explore ...
A. any location
B. rock or oil
C. rock or water
D. the earth or seabed
E. remote places only
3. “Again, this
is not a simple matter.” The word "this" refers to ...
A. building a road them
B. sending a drilling team
C. gathering the crude oil
D. sending exploration teams
E. sending exploration machinery
4. “They
study the rock and the soil,….3.” The word "they" refers to ...
A. people
B. exploration teams
C. finished product
D. oil companies
E. harsh conditions
5. The main
idea of the first paragraph is that ...
A. oil has changed a great deal of things
B. kinds of oil for transportation
C. the importance of transportation
D. motor vehicles using gasoline
E. further processing of oil
6. Exploration
teams, sent bay oil companies, have to go to remote places, (paragraph 2).
The word
"remote" in the sentence above means ...
A. busy
B. near
C. faraway
D. crowded
E. close
7. An oil product called ... has replaced
firewood in the kitchen of our cities.
A. diesel oil
B. gasoline
C. kerosene
D. lubricant
E. petrol
Text 2
When we buy
canned or bottled food products at the grocer's or the supermarket, we will
find out that there are some additives added to the main nutrients. An
additives is a non-nutritive substance intentionally added to food generally in
small quantities, to improve appearance, flavor, storage properties, etc.
Most
governments issue lists of permitted additives stating the highest acceptable
concentration, defining food products in which they may be used and sometimes
recommending the maximum daily consumption. Such legislation is revised
periodically, and product may be added to or deleted from permitted lists
because of additional scientific knowledge and experience of their use.
A group of
food additives includes vitamins, amino acids, and minerals which are added to foodstuffs
to compensate for losses occurring during processing or to provide additional
sources in diet that might otherwise be deficient in such nutrients. Examples
of their use include enrichment of margarine with the addition of vitamin A,
and niacin amide to flour or bread. Salt often has a small amount of iodine to it
to avoided a diet deficiency that can cause goiter development.
Appearance
is an important factor in food appeal, and legislation in most countries
permits the addition of both natural and synthetic coloring mater based on the
coloring standards issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
World Health Organization (WHO). Flavoring materials are added to basic
foodstuff to; provide a characteristic product flavor or to supplement or
modify the original flavor. Most flavoring materials are still of natural
origin, but progress in organic chemistry has made, it possible to analyze
flavoring materials and to synthesize product similar with those found in
nature.
Flavor can
also be influenced by the addition of the flavor enhancer such as monosodium
glutamate which intensifies perception of flavoring.
8. Canned or
bottled food product contain additives besides ...
A. non-nutritive substances
B. margarine with vitamins
C. storage properties
D. small quantities
E. main nutrients
9. The lists
of permitted additives were issued by ...
A. grocer
B. consumer
C. legislation
D. governments
E. food producer
10. The
iodine prevent us from developing ...
A. decay
B. goiter
C. vitamins
D. nutrient
E. diet deficiency
11. “Salt
often has a small amount of iodine to it…´ The word "it"
refers to ...
A. salt
B. flour
C. bread
D. margarine
E. niacin amide
12. The best
title for the above text is ...
A. Food and Vitamins
B. Food and Additives
C. Food and Their use
D. Food and Nutrients
E. Food and a Diet Deficiency
13. Tinned
food is very practical, but it is not as good as ... food
A. fast
B. fresh
C. bottled
D. canned
E. synthetic
14. We have
known that ... food is necessary for healthy bodies and keen minds.
A. fast
B. sweet
C. canned
D. nourishing
E. starchy
Text 3 THE
CITY OF LONDON
The history
of London cannot be separated from the river Thames. If you look at the map you
will see that it is the gateway to London from the European continent. In the
first century, when the Romans occupied England, there was a small village on
Lud Hill along the Thames, where the river was at its lowest point. It was about
ten miles from the sea. The Romans discovered that they could load and unload
their merchant ships here. So, they build a city on Lud Hill.
More and
more ships could now for either loading or unloading, bringing more and more
business to the city. They called the city Londinium (meaning: city) from which
the name London was probably derived. In order to connect both sides of the
river, called the Thames, the Romans built the London bridge here.
A great fire
in 1665 brought a big change to London. The great will surrounding the city was
destroyed
and today we can only see its ruins. Another change was brought by the Second
World War. From August 1940 to May 1941, German bombers attacked the city
almost every night, destroying thousands of buildings arid houses, and killing
thousands of people. For the second time, the greater part of London was in
ruins.
15. Where
did the Romans load and unload their merchant ships ?
A. On Lud Hill.
B. In the river Thames.
C. In the European Continent.
D. In the city of London.
E. In the gateway to London.
16. What
brought a big change to London ?
A. Second World War.
B. A great fire.
C. German bombers.
D. The death of many people.
E. The ruins of the houses.
17. In the
first Century when the Romans occupied England, there was a small
village on Lud Hill along the Themes.
The
underline word is similar in meaning to ...
A. Stated.
B. Destroyed.
C. Colonized.
D. Separated attacked.
E. Attacked
18. Which of
the following statement is true according to the text ?
A. The London bridge has disappeared now.
B. We can't see ruins of the great fire
now.
C. The Romans called the city built on the Lud
Hill London.
D. The city of London was in fact built by the
Romans.
E. Ruins of the city of London will become
boring to tourists.
19. It was
about ten miles from the sea. (paragraph 1).What does the word it refer to ?
A. England.
B. Lud Hill.
C. Thames.
D. London.
E. A small village.
20. They
called the city Londonium from which the name London was probably derived.
The underline word means ...
A. Came from.
B. Accepted.
C. Received.
D. Given.
E. Got.
Text 4
Each society has its own beliefs, attitudes,
customs, behaviours, and social habits. These give people a sense of who they
are, how they should behave, and what they should or should not do. These
'rules' reflect the 'culture' of a country.
People become conscious of such rules
when they meet people from different cultures. For example, in some. cultures,
being on time can mean turning up several hours late for an appointment, even
for a business meeting; in others, 3 p.m. means 3 p.m. Also, the rules about when
to eat vary from culture to culture. Many North Americans and Europeans are
used to having three mealtimes a day and organizing their timetable around
them. In some countries, on the other hand, people often do not have strict
rules like this - people eat when they want to and every family has its own
time table.
When people visit or live in a
country for the first time, they are often surprised at the differences that
exist between their own culture and that in the other country. The most common way
of comparing two cultures is in terms of their differences - not their
similarities.
21 . What
does the writer want to tell you?
A . Strict
rules.
B .
Mealtimes day.
C . Culture
differences.
D . Culture
in a country.
E . Culture
similarities.
22. New
comers often feel ........ because their own culture is not similar to that in
the new
country.
A .
astounded
B . bored
C . disturb
D .
uninterested
E .
embarrassed
23 . Which
statement is TRUE according to the text ?
A . There
are no people, becoming conscious of a new culture
B . There
are no countries having strict rules of mealtimes.
C . There
are no strict rules of mealtimes in some countries.
D . There
are no problems for people who visit a country for the first time.
E . There
are no similarities between a culture is one country and that in another.
24 . In some
cultures people may ........ for a business meeting.
A . come
late
B . eat
strictly
C . be
surprised
D . behave
differently
E . use
their own time table
Is life
better in cities? Probably not. Many people find that the city of their dreams
has
become a
nightmare. Population growth is causing unbelievable overcrowding. Nairobi,
Kenya,
for example,
has basic-series for 200,000 people but will soon have a population of 5
millions.
Mexico City
is home to almost 25 millions. This overcrowding causes many serious problems:
traffic,
pollution, sickness, and crime. There isn't enough water, transportation or
housing. There
aren't
enough sewers; in Sac Paulo, Brazil, for instance, only 40% of the homes are
connected
to the city
sewer system, which carries away dirty water and waste through pipes under the
ground.
Perhaps most serious of all, there aren't enough jobs. One-third to one-half of
the
people in
many cities in developing nations cannot find work or confined only part-time
jobs.
The crisis
is worsening daily; that is; this time of danger and difficulty is becoming
more horrible
everyday. Population
experts tell us that by the year 2025, the population in cities in developing
nations will
increase to four times its present size.
The situation seems hopeless, but
perhaps it isn't. The answer to the problem is to
provide jobs
for them where they live, where they were born", Takkar says.
25 . What
makes unbelievable overcrowding?
A . A
nightmare
B .
Urbanization
C . City's
life
D . Serious
problems
E .
Population growth
26 . The
main idea of the first paragraph is ........
A . Life is
not better in the cities.
B . The
problems cause overcrowding.
C .
Overcrowding causes many problems.
D . The city
of the people's dream provides a better life.
E . The
population in cities will increase by the year 2025.
27 . It is
estimated that Mexico City will have had ........ million people by the year
2025.
A . 5
B . 25
C . 100
D . 125
E . 200.0
Flood is a
body of water that covers normally dry land. Most floods are harmful. They may
....(28)....
homes and other properties and even carry off the top soil leaving the land
....(29)....
When people
are not prepared, sudden and violent floods may bring huge ....(30).....
28 . A .
destroy
B . break
C . bunt
D . fall
E . drop
29 . A . dry
B . wet
C . helpful
D . barren
E . fertile
30 . A .
advantages
B .
demolition
C . benefits
D .
questions
E . losses
